Outrageous Invasions

Robin D. Barnes is a tenured professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she teaches advanced courses in Constitutional Law and Theory. Professor Barnes graduated with honors from the University of Buffalo Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence in the top 10% of her class. She received an LL.M. in Constitutional Theory from the University of Wisconsin School of Law, where she began her career as a William H. Hastie Fellow in the 1990s. Her most widely cited publications appear in the Yale, Columbia, and Harvard Law Reviews. Her work has been cited and praised in over 250 legal journals. Barnes's casebook, The Nature and Scope of Individual Rights: Emerging Debates in Constitutional Law (2007), focuses upon individual rights in the areas of substantive due process, information privacy, and political freedom.

Table of Contents

Chapter One - Case of Von Hannover v. Germany
The Royal House of Monaco
Photographed in France Published In Germany
Stipulated Facts
Motion to Enjoin Publication
Coverage of the Verdict by U.S. Journalists
Long-term Impact of the ECtHR Decision

Chapter Two - Celebrities of the World Unauthorized
The Glamour, Glitz and Stardom
The Price of Fame?
Stalkerazzi Undeterred
Abuse of the Telephoto Lens
Lies, Malice and Forethought
Defending Privacy Against Demands for Disclosure
American Social Dysfunction
Shameless Self Promotion
The Impact of Day Time Talk Shows
Emotion, Conflict, and Revenge
Exploring the Mob Mentality
The Internet Fury Machine
The Devolving American Psyche
Celebrity-Gurus and Backlash Scandals
Freedom of the Press in Democratic Societies

Chapter Three - Public Media: The Quintessential Role of a Free Press
Historical Backdrop
The Power of Persuasion Against the Fortress of Belief
Credibility and Access to Public Debate
Truth v. Dead Dogma
Freedom of Association in the United States
The Pentagon Papers
Freedom of Information Act
Editorial Discretion, Confidential Sources and Fair Reporting
Fair Public Trials
Balancing the Public's Right to Know
The Decline of Investigative Journalism Meets a Change in Journalistic Standards

Chapter Four - Fundamental Nature of Privacy
Historical Foundations in the United States
Rules of Deference and Demeanor
Self-actualization and Renewal
A Case In Point: Who is Caroline of Monaco?
Free Development of Personality
Equal Protection Under the Law
Individual Autonomy
Apathy and Diversion around Participatory Democracy
The Cost of Diminished Privacy
Stemming the Tide of Exposure
Constitutive Freedom

Chapter Five - The Emergence of Infotainment
It's The Format Stupid
Late Nite's Targets
The Actor and His Cause
Celebrity Commodification: An Invitation or Violation
Infotainment's Rising Death Toll
When Satire Goes Too Far
The Cartoons that Traveled the Globe
The Apology That Wasn't
Who Are You Going to Believe? Me or Your Lying Eyes?
Examining the Value of Satire

Chapter Six- Public Figures or Public Property
Extension and Amplification of the Publisher Malice Standard
Public Figures Profiled
Classification of Celebrity Citizens
Public Access to Private Information
Where is Suri Cruise?
Nadya Suleman's Story in Context
European Respect for Private Life
Greater Protection for Figures of Contemporary Society

Chapter Seven - U.S. Courts' Normative View of Media Invasion
Dignitary Protections under U.S. Law
Publisher Immunity Run Amok
Fair Use in the Realm of Public Debate
Constructive Invitations to Intrude and Frivolous Suits
Rationale for De Novo Review
Opinion, Public Records, and Rights of the Accused and Suspected
Attorney-Client and Reporter Privilege and Post-Mortem Waivers

Chapter Eight- European Courts' Comprehensive Approach to Media Invasion
Human Dignity
European Charter of Fundamental Rights
Redress for Media Intrusions and Unlawful Conspiracies
Determining What the Public Has a Right to Know
The Public's Interest
Role of the Press Complaints Commission
A Profile of Publisher Redress
Unified Approach
Europe's Collective Commitment
Rejection of U.S. Standards

Chapter Nine - Undue Burdens on Celebrity Speech and Association
The Fixed Star In Our Constitutional Constellation
Imposition of Orthodoxy
High Profile Targets in the Effort to Control Political Debate
America's Poster-girls for Radical Activism
Fear Mongering and the So-called Liberal Bias

Chapter Ten - John W. O. Lennon and Michael J. Jackson
Government Fears and Tactics
Superstardom a.k.a. Surrealism 101
Man in the Mirror: The Video
Spiritual Unrest at the Archdiocese of Boston
Loss of Faith, Accountability and Responsibility for American Children

Chapter Eleven - Conclusion
Nascent Influence on American Democracy
Growth of Democracy
Growth of Corporate Power
Growth of Corporate Propaganda
May They Rest in Peace